permaculture

[Victor Guest <vic@daena.eepo.dialix.oz.au>]

In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.950210200103.1862B-100000@calypso-2.oit.unc.edu> 
you write:

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 > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 > Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 14:52:42 -0800 (PST)
 > >From: Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup) <sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu>
 > To: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture <sustag-l@listproc.wsu.edu>
 > Subject: Re: Defining soil quality (fwd)
 > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 > Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 11:22:51 -0500 (EST)
 > >From: llengnic@asrr.arsusda.gov
 > To: "Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup)" <sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu>
 > Subject: Re: Defining soil quality (fwd)
 >  
 > YES, YES, YES!!!!
 >  
 > A definition of soil quality that is not tied to crop production is
 > where we should be heading.  I've thought about this problem a little,
  
Why 

   Permaculture doesn't need soil to grow things.
 A definition of "crop" should be the first definition.
Then we can see what we can produce if we change the monoculture 
mentality.
Harvesting is the limiting factor.
We have a 30% increase growing peas and wheat together, over growing 
them     
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Regards,
          Vic
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